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Raleigh: Detrick Hall charged after person stabbed in the neck on Marshall Street, police say

Raleigh police say officers found a person stabbed in the neck in the Mordecai neighborhood around 9:50 p.m. Thursday. The victim is in the hospital with serious injuries.

UpdatedThis story has changed since it was first published.

By Triangle Local Newsroom · Published

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What we know

Confirmed

  • Raleigh police officers were called to a report of an assault on Marshall Street, in the Mordecai neighborhood just north of downtown, around 9:50 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, and found one person stabbed in the neck.Confirmed by Raleigh Police Department, as reported by WRAL (Oct. 15-16, 2026)
  • Police said the victim is in the hospital with serious injuries.Confirmed by Raleigh Police Department via WRAL
  • Detrick Hall is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. He was arrested Thursday night and was scheduled to appear in court Friday, Oct. 16.Confirmed by Raleigh Police Department via WRAL; Wake County booking listing (arresting agency Raleigh Police Department, booked Oct. 15, 2026)
  • Police said their investigation into what led up to the stabbing is ongoing.Confirmed by Raleigh Police Department via WRAL

Alleged or reported

  • Hall committed assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill in the Marshall Street stabbing.Raleigh Police Department charge, as reported by WRAL. A charge is an accusation; Hall is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court

Still unknown

  • What led up to the stabbing
  • The victim's name and current condition beyond "serious injuries"
  • Hall's age, bond amount and next court date after his first appearance

What happened

Raleigh police have charged a man after a person was stabbed in the neck on Marshall Street in the Mordecai neighborhood Thursday night, according to the department's account reported by WRAL.

Detrick Hall is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Officers were called to a report of an assault on Marshall Street around 9:50 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, and found one person stabbed in the neck. The victim is in the hospital with serious injuries.

Hall was arrested that night and was scheduled to appear in court Friday, WRAL reported. A Wake County booking listing shows he was booked Oct. 15 with the Raleigh Police Department as the arresting agency.

A charge is an accusation. Hall is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

Background

Mordecai is a residential neighborhood just north of downtown Raleigh. Police said their investigation into what led up to the stabbing is ongoing.

Timeline

  • Oct. 15, 2026, about 9:50 p.m.: Raleigh police are called to an assault on Marshall Street and find a person with a stab wound to the neck.
  • Oct. 15, 2026 (that night): Detrick Hall is arrested and charged.
  • Oct. 16, 2026: Hall is scheduled to appear in court, WRAL reported.

What we don't know yet

Police have not said what led to the stabbing, and the victim has not been identified. Hall's age, bond and next court date have not been released in the reports we reviewed.

Tips

Anyone with information can contact the Raleigh Police Department or Raleigh/Wake Crime Stoppers at 919-834-4357.

Photos

Text-only. We do not have an agency-released photo for this case. No house number is published.

Why it matters

Raleigh police have charged a man in a neck stabbing on a residential street in the Mordecai neighborhood, just north of downtown. Police have not said what led to the attack.

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Updates

  1. Oct 16, 2026, 3:52 PM

    Triangle Local publishes this story based on the Raleigh Police Department's account as reported by WRAL, plus the Wake County booking listing.

  2. Oct 15, 2026, 9:50 PM

    Raleigh police say officers were called to an assault on Marshall Street around 9:50 p.m. and found one person stabbed in the neck.

Sources

  1. Person stabbed in the neck in Raleigh's Mordecai neighborhood, man arrested (Raleigh Police Department account: time, location, injuries, charge, court appearance)

    Published by WRAL · Checked Oct 16, 2026, 3:50 PM

  2. Detrick Hall, Wake County booking record (charge AWDW intent to kill; arrested and booked Oct. 15, 2026; arresting agency Raleigh Police Department; Wake County Detention Center), as listed by muglist

    Official sourcePublished by muglist (Wake County booking data) · Checked Oct 16, 2026, 3:50 PM

  3. N.C. General Statute 14-32, felonious assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflicting serious injury (background on the charge)

    Official sourcePublished by North Carolina General Assembly · Checked Oct 16, 2026, 3:50 PM

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